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Fabricate and place reinforcing for concrete product manufacture
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able, for concrete product
manufacture, to: prepare to fabricate reinforcing; fabricate reinforcing; place
reinforcing; and complete work operations.
Subfield
Concrete
Domain
Concrete Product Manufacture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Specifications refer to documented instructions (oral, written, graphic) and may
include any of the following: manufacturer’s specifications, recommendations or
technical data sheets; material specifications; specifications from a specialist source
such as an architect, designer, engineer or a supervisor; site or work specific
requirements.
Workplace practice refers to the documented procedures specific to a workplace
which set out the standard and required practices of that workplace.
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Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry
practice refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills that reflect the
productivity, uniformity, finish quality, and material economies currently accepted
within industry.
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Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
New Zealand Building Code;
3109:1997 Concrete construction, available from Standards New Zealand
(http://www.standards.co.nz).
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to fabricate reinforcing for concrete product manufacture.
Performance criteria
1.1
Job requirements for reinforcing are determined in accordance with job
specifications.
Range
configuration, type and grade of reinforcing, diameter, tying or
fixing style, prefabricated/in-place.
1.2
Components for reinforcing are selected and assembled in accordance with job
requirements.
1.3
Tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment for assembling reinforcing
are selected in accordance with job requirements and workplace practice.
1.4
Checks of reinforcing materials are completed in accordance with job
requirements and workplace practice.
Range:
physical damage, rusting, distribution, contamination, mill scale.
Element 2
Fabricate reinforcing for concrete product manufacture.
Performance criteria
2.1
Any required cutting and bending of reinforcing material is carried out in
accordance with job specifications.
2.2
Reinforcing is assembled in accordance with job specifications.
Range
layout, tying or fixing, inclusion of ancillary fixings.
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Element 3
Place reinforcing for concrete product manufacture.
Performance criteria
3.1
Reinforcement is lifted, oriented, and placed in accordance with job
requirements and workplace practice.
3.2
Reinforcing is fixed in position in accordance with NZS 3109 and job
specifications.
3.3
Cover allowances for reinforcing are in accordance with job specifications.
3.4
Cast-in items are positioned and fixed in accordance with job requirements.
Range
lifting system cast-in items, product related cast-in items.
Element 4
Complete work operations.
Performance criteria
4.1
All operations are safely completed, workplace and equipment are cleaned in
accordance with workplace practice and environmental safety requirements,
and routine maintenance is carried out in accordance with workplace practice.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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